Staatskapelle Dresden’s at Emirates Palace

Abu Dhabi, UAE – December 7, 2017: Having attracted high profile guests including HE Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, HE Ahmed Juma Al Zaabi, Deputy Minister of Presidential Affairs, the Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, HE Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Director General HE Saif Saeed Ghobash and other dignitaries during the first night of performance, the magnificent Emirates Palace was the scene for yet another mesmerising showcase of musical artistry as part of the Abu Dhabi Classics 2017-2018 season.
Voted “Orchestra of the Year” in 2013 by a panel of 50 international music critics, the German-based Staatskapelle Dresden Orchestra ended their fourth visit to the capital on a high note, performing alongside the legendary pianist Rudolf Buchbinder for the second and final instalment of the two-night showcase.
Brought to the UAE under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates, and organised by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, the Abu Dhabi Classics programme hosted Rudolf Buchbinder for the first time in the Emirate.
Buchbinder enamoured audiences by showcasing the passionate intensity of Viennese classical music performance and philosophy by not only playing the piano to the highest standard of musical mastery, but simultaneously conducting the 43-artist strong Orchestra.
The Orchestra together with the renowned pianist took to the stage at Emirates Palace, presenting the complete cycle of five piano concertos by Ludwig van Beethoven, playing Beethoven’s piano concertos 1 to 5 across both evenings. Classical music purists and audiences keen to experience outstanding artistic performance enjoyed innovative musical expressions synonymous with the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras.
Tickets are now on sale at www.ticketmaster.ae and all Virgin Megastores across the UAE to the upcoming concert instalment of Abu Dhabi Classics, where South Korean rising star and Chopin competition gold medallist Seong-Jin Cho will play in two spectacular Piano Recitals at the Arts Centre New York University Abu Dhabi, as well as at the Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort by Anantara on the 7th and 8th of February 2018. Guests can secure hotel packages for the Seong-Jin Cho concert by visiting qasralsarab.anantara.com
This season’s Abu Dhabi Classics programme, which runs until May 2018, is organised by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi and produced by Flash Entertainment.
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